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Roughly 50,000-100,000 migrating birds will be passing through the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area between February and March.

DANVILLE — As of March 24, Dr. Jason W. Mitchell will serve as Geisinger’s new executive vice president and chief medical officer, the health system announced Thursday.

SUNBURY — The Susquehanna River Valley Dental Health Clinic is in need of financial support and has reached out to state Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver who had the chance to tour the Sunbury facility on Wednesday.

With this cold snap, Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with the experts about what this weather means for the future tick season.

HARRISBURG — A Western Pennsylvania lawmaker seeks support for a forthcoming bill to allow the installation of video cameras in the room of a nursing home resident to protect them from neglect and abuse.

A few years past the height of the pandemic, local health organizations say they are no longer experiencing major worker shortages.

In this Healthwatch 16 report, we explain the differences between winter allergies and a cold, along with treatment options.

On average, the United States sees approximately 125,070 deaths from lung cancer, per the American Cancer Society.

Feeling a little sad, tired, unmotivated, or down in the dumps? You may be dealing with the “Winter Blues.”

HARRISBURG — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state House reintroduced legislation to create the Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program and potentially clear hundreds of millions of dollars in bad debt burdening eligible residents for a fraction of the money owed.